In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new
voice
> came over the speaker asking for a carry out at check register 4.
Kurtis
was
> almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to
answer
the
> call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his
eye,
> the new check out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe
26,
and
> he was only 22) and he fell in love.
>
> Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock
to
> find out her name. She came into the break room smiled softly at him,
took
> her card punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He
walked
out
> only to see her start walking up the road.
>
> Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered
her a
> ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he
dropped
her
> off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She
simply
> said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had two
children
> and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter. He offered to pay for the
> baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the
following
> Saturday.
>
> That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him
that
she
> was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled.
To
which
> Kurtis simply said, "Well, lets take the kids with us."
>
> She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but
again
> not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought
him
inside
> to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just cute
as a
bug,
> Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair, he
was
born
> a paraplegic with down syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still
don't
> understand why the kids can't come with us?" Brenda was amazed.
Most men
> would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had
> disabilities. Just like her first husband and father of her
children did.
>
> That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and
the
> movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him.
When
he
> needed to use the rest room, he picked him up out of his chair, took
him,
> brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the
evening,
Brenda
> knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her
life
> with. A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of
her
> children. Since they have added two more kids.
>
> So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl? Well, Mr. &
Mrs.
Kurt
> Warner, now live in St. Louis, where he is employed by the St. Louis
Rams
and
> plays quarterback.
>
got this in an e-mail............. don't know if it's true or not, but guessing that it is
now THAT is a man with true class!!!! no shock (to me anyway) that he's an IA born and raised
OKAY, found an actual article, and the story there is a bit different, bun nonetheless, still a child with a disability.
http://www.augustasports.com/stories/020100/sup_superdorsey.shtml
voice
> came over the speaker asking for a carry out at check register 4.
Kurtis
was
> almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to
answer
the
> call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile caught his
eye,
> the new check out girl was beautiful. She was an older woman (maybe
26,
and
> he was only 22) and he fell in love.
>
> Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock
to
> find out her name. She came into the break room smiled softly at him,
took
> her card punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He
walked
out
> only to see her start walking up the road.
>
> Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered
her a
> ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he
dropped
her
> off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She
simply
> said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had two
children
> and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter. He offered to pay for the
> baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the
following
> Saturday.
>
> That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him
that
she
> was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled.
To
which
> Kurtis simply said, "Well, lets take the kids with us."
>
> She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but
again
> not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought
him
inside
> to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just cute
as a
bug,
> Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair, he
was
born
> a paraplegic with down syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still
don't
> understand why the kids can't come with us?" Brenda was amazed.
Most men
> would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had
> disabilities. Just like her first husband and father of her
children did.
>
> That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and
the
> movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him.
When
he
> needed to use the rest room, he picked him up out of his chair, took
him,
> brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the
evening,
Brenda
> knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of her
life
> with. A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of
her
> children. Since they have added two more kids.
>
> So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl? Well, Mr. &
Mrs.
Kurt
> Warner, now live in St. Louis, where he is employed by the St. Louis
Rams
and
> plays quarterback.
>
got this in an e-mail............. don't know if it's true or not, but guessing that it is
now THAT is a man with true class!!!! no shock (to me anyway) that he's an IA born and raised
OKAY, found an actual article, and the story there is a bit different, bun nonetheless, still a child with a disability.
http://www.augustasports.com/stories/020100/sup_superdorsey.shtml
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